Isaiah 60:16-18

New International Version

¹⁶You will drink the milk of nations
    and be nursed^(A) at royal breasts.
Then you will know^(B) that I, the Lord, am your Savior,^(C)
    your Redeemer,^(D) the Mighty One of Jacob.^(E)
¹⁷Instead of bronze I will bring you gold,^(F)
    and silver in place of iron.
Instead of wood I will bring you bronze,
    and iron in place of stones.
I will make peace^(G) your governor
    and well-being your ruler.^(H)
¹⁸No longer will violence^(I) be heard in your land,
    nor ruin or destruction^(J) within your borders,
but you will call your walls Salvation^(K)
    and your gates Praise.^(L)

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Isaiah 60:16-18

New King James Version

¹⁶You shall drink the milk of the Gentiles,
^(A)And milk the breast of kings;
You shall know that ^(B)I, the Lord, am your Savior
And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

¹⁷“Instead of bronze I will bring gold,
Instead of iron I will bring silver,
Instead of wood, bronze,
And instead of stones, iron.
I will also make your officers peace,
And your magistrates righteousness.
¹⁸Violence shall no longer be heard in your land,
Neither ^[a]wasting nor destruction within your borders;
But you shall call ^(C)your walls Salvation,
And your gates Praise.

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Isaiah 60:16-18

English Standard Version

¹⁶^(A)You shall suck the milk of nations;
you shall nurse at the breast of kings;
and you shall know that ^(B)I, the Lord, am your Savior
and your Redeemer, ^(C)the Mighty One of Jacob.

¹⁷Instead of bronze I will bring gold,
    and instead of iron I will bring silver;
instead of wood, bronze,
    instead of stones, iron.
I will make your overseers peace
    ^(D)and your taskmasters righteousness.
¹⁸^(E)Violence shall no more be heard in your land,
    devastation or destruction within your borders;
^(F)you shall call your walls Salvation,
    and your gates Praise.